Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Population Pyramids: Powerful Predictors of the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Kim Preshoff explains how using a visual tool called a population pyramid helps policymakers and social scientists make sense of the statistics, using three different countries' pyramids as examples. [5:01]
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Riding on Air Build a Real Hovercraft

For Students 9th - 10th
You will get to build a working hovercraft that will glide over surfaces on a cushion of air in this week long science project. With the use of some power tools, you will create your hovercraft, and ultimately understand how air...
Lesson Plan
New York Times

New York Times: Lesson of the Day: 'The Lost Diaries of War'

For Students 9th - 10th
Volunteers have begun an effort to transcribe the pages of more than 2,000 diaries written by ordinary people during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Their voices, filled with anxiety, isolation and uncertainty, resonate...
Website
Other

Elated Communications: Photoshop Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
These tutorials will help you produce great looking graphics using Adobe Photoshop. Whether you're an absolute beginner or Photoshop expert, you'll find loads of useful Photoshop tips here.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Walking the Number Line

For Teachers 2nd Standards
The number line is a powerful math tool students can use to model their thinking when solving addition and subtraction problems. Use this lesson plan to help students use the number line to count forwards and backwards from 0 to 30.